Dramatic Light: Film Noir

Film noir usually refers to Hollywood films of the 40's and 50's that dealt with "hard-boiled" characters and featured lots of shadows. For this challenge, read up on the film noir movement and submit an appropriate image. Make it dark, make it gritty, make it heavy, cool and dramatic - and be sure to de-emphasize colors.

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Announced:

Saturday, 6th February, 2010 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 13th February, 2010 –
Friday, 19th February, 2010
(GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 20th February, 2010 –
Friday, 26th February, 2010
(GMT)

Processing rules:

No watermarks or borders.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

The image must look cinematic, not like a snapshot.

No macros.

No landscapes or seascapes.

If you see an entry that you feel doesn't qualify, use the complaint button and state your case ... but do so well before the submission deadline ends.

Questions and comments are addressed in the "Challenges and Galleries" forum.

Your complaint (along with the complaints of others regarding this entry) will be
reviewed by the challenge owner. Depending upon the nature and applicability of the
complaint, the entry may be disqualified. In extreme circumstances the user who submitted
the entry may receive a ban from the challenge or series in question.